Why are our hour/minute fine calculations for overdues stopping at closing time and not restarting when we reopen?
Applies to
- WorldShare Circulation
- Service Configuration
Answer
A periodic bill structure is calculated with durations of total elapsed time since the item was due; not the time that a library is open after the due date. Increasing the duration of the bill structure should correct this; the maximum amount will prevent the system from continuing to charge past a certain amount.
Here are a few examples of how periodic bill calculations work:
- A library is open daily from 08:00 – 16:00.
- The loan policy is configured not to accrue fees when the library is closed.
- The periodic bill structure for overdue fees charges 0.03 every 1 minute for 666 minutes (11 hours + 6 minutes) up to 20.00.
- Item is due 2021-10-01 14:00
|
Period |
Duration |
Open/Closed? |
Fees accrued? |
|---|---|---|---|
|
14:00 – 14:59 |
60 minutes |
Open |
1.80 |
|
15:00 – 15:59 |
60 minutes |
Open |
1.80 |
|
16:00 – 16:59 |
60 minutes |
Closed |
0.00 |
|
17:00 – 17:59 |
60 minutes |
Closed |
0.00 |
|
18:00 – 18:59 |
60 minutes |
Closed |
0.00 |
|
19:00 – 19:59 |
60 minutes |
Closed |
0.00 |
|
20:00 – 20:59 |
60 minutes |
Closed |
0.00 |
|
21:00 – 21:59 |
60 minutes |
Closed |
0.00 |
|
22:00 – 22:59 |
60 minutes |
Closed |
0.00 |
|
23:00 – 23:59 |
60 minutes |
Closed |
0.00 |
|
00:00 – 00:59 |
60 minutes |
Closed |
0.00 |
|
01:00 – 01:05 |
6 minutes |
Closed |
0.00 |
|
TOTAL |
666 minutes |
|
3.60 |
- If the loan policy was configured to accrue fees when the library is closed:
|
Period |
Duration |
Open/Closed? |
Fees accrued? |
|---|---|---|---|
|
14:00 – 14:59 |
60 minutes |
Open |
1.80 |
|
15:00 – 15:59 |
60 minutes |
Open |
1.80 |
|
16:00 – 16:59 |
60 minutes |
Closed |
1.80 |
|
17:00 – 17:59 |
60 minutes |
Closed |
1.80 |
|
18:00 – 18:59 |
60 minutes |
Closed |
1.80 |
|
19:00 – 19:59 |
60 minutes |
Closed |
1.80 |
|
20:00 – 20:59 |
60 minutes |
Closed |
1.80 |
|
21:00 – 21:59 |
60 minutes |
Closed |
1.80 |
|
22:00 – 22:59 |
60 minutes |
Closed |
1.80 |
|
23:00 – 23:59 |
60 minutes |
Closed |
1.80 |
|
00:00 – 00:59 |
60 minutes |
Closed |
1.80 |
|
01:00 – 01:05 |
6 minutes |
Closed |
0.18 |
|
TOTAL |
666 minutes |
|
19.98 |
- If the loan policy does not accrue fees when closed AND the duration of the bill structure is increased to 48 hours:
|
Period |
Duration |
Open/Closed? |
Fees accrued? |
|---|---|---|---|
|
14:00 – 15:59 |
2 hours |
Open |
3.60 |
|
16:00 – 23:59 |
8 hours |
Closed |
0.00 |
|
00:00 – 07:59 |
8 hours |
Closed |
0.00 |
|
08:00 – 15:59 |
8 hours |
Open |
14.40 |
|
16:00 – 23:59 |
8 hours |
Closed |
0.00 |
|
00:00 – 07:59 |
8 hours |
Closed |
0.00 |
|
08:00 – 09:06 |
1 hour 7 minutes |
Open |
2.00 = 20.00 maximum |
|
09:07 – 13:59 |
4 hours 53 minutes |
Open |
0.00 |
|
TOTAL |
48 hours |
|
20.00 |